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Lesson 3.    ____________________________________________

                                                                                          (date)

 Theme      Articles. Can for ability and permission

                  Musical instruments. In the classroom. Action verbs      

 

Task 1. Read and translate the dialogue. What is Alfie’s opinion of the girl in the photo? What is Rose’s opinion?

Alfie    Let’s stop and listen. This is a great song. 

Rose   Hmm. She  isn’t  very  good. She can’t sing.

Alfie   She  can  play  the  guitar  really well. And  her voice  isn’t  bad.

Rose    I can’t hear the words.  

Alfie    But she's really young. She's only fourteen or fifteen. 

             Can you play the guitar like that?

Rose     No, can't. But I can play the piano. Come on, let’s go.  Alfie No, wait.

Rose	What's the problem?
Alfie	I can’t find my money. Can I borrow £1, please?
Rose	For her? Really? Oh, OK.

 

Task 2. Read the Learn this! box. Find an affirmative, negative and interrogative form  of can in the dialogue in Task 1.

 

LEARN THIS! can

^➢         We use can to talk about ability.

^➢         The form of Can is the same for all persons (I, you, he, she, we, etc.).

 

Affirmative: I  can play football.

 

Negative: They can’t hear you.

 

Interrogative: Can you dance? Yes, I can. /No, I can’t.

 

^➢         We also use can to ask for permission.

 

Can I use your phone? Yes, you can. / No, you can’t.

 

 

Task 3. Complete the sentences about the dialogue in Task 1.

     Use the affirmative or negative form of can.

1.      The girl_________ play the guitar well.

2.      Rose _________ hear the words of the  song.  

3.      Rose_________ play the guitar.

4.      Rose_________ play the piano. 

5.      Alfie _________  find his money.

 

Task 4. VOCABULARY Complete the list of musical instruments. The missing words are in the dialogue in Task 1. Match the pictures with eight of the words below.

 

Instruments  clarinet  ___________   drums_____________   flute ____________bass guitar_________  g_______   _______  keyboard ___________  p________ _________ cello ________ trombone______ saxophone___________  trumpet _________   violin___________ oboe ________ organ_________

 

Which instruments from  Task 4 do you usually find

                 1  in a pop or rock group?                                       2 in an orchestra?

______________________________________   __________________________________________

 Task 5. Listen and identify the instruments.

1. clarinet	5.
2.	6.
3.	7.
4.

 

Task 6. VOCABULARY Check the meaning of the verbs below. Match 4 of them with pictures 1-4.

Action verbs  dance              play basketball / football / tennis              skate               

                          skateboard           sing            play the    drums / clarinet           swim                                         ride a bike / a horse        ski                  speak Chinese/French/Spanish         

 

Task 7. Write the sentences about your abilities using can/can’t and the verbs in brackets.

1.      (swim)  I can swim / I can’t swim

2.      (sing) 

3.      (dance) 

4.      (ski)

5.      (ride a horse)

6.      (speak French)

 

VOCABULARY  Check the meaning of all the words.

In the classroom

Bin	Exercise book
Blackboard	Interactive whiteboard
Calculator	Pencil
Chair	Pencil case
Computer	Pencil sharpener
Cupboard	Ruler
Desk	Schoolbag
Eraser	Shelf

 Task 8. Read and  listen to  the dialogue. Where is Olivia’s pencil case?

Charlie Have you got a pencil  and an eraser?

Olivia I’ve got a pencil, but I haven't got an eraser. The pencil is on my                              desk. 

Charlie Thanks. Have you got a coloured pen?

Olivia No, but I’ve got some coloured pencils. 

Charlie What colours?

Olivia Read, blue, green, brown — lots of colours. They're in my pencil case.

Charlie Is that your pencil case?

Olivia No. That’s Jemma’s. My pencil case is in my schoolbag. Hang on…. Oh, no! It’s at+ home.  Sorry 

 

          LEARN THIS! Articles

➢     The definite article is the. We can use it with singular and plural nouns.           the chair   the books

➢     We  can  use  some   with   plural  nouns   when   we   don’t   know,  or  we   don’t   want    to say, exactly how many.    I’ve got a pen and some pencils.

➢     We use a/an and some when we mention things for the first time.

                     I’ve got a skateboard and some rollerblades.

➢     We   use   the   when  we   mention   them   again.

l’ve  got a skateboard and some rollerblades. The skateboard  is  red  and  the rollerblades  are  blue

 

 

Task   9. Put a, an or some in front of the nouns.

_________ address            _________eye                                                     _________cat

_________pens                 _________blue pencils                                    _________photos

_________old car             _________rollerblades                                    _________watch

_________dogs                 _________teachers                                          _________skateboard

 

Task 10. Complete the sentences with a, an, some or the.

1.      I’ve got_______ red pen and ________green pen. _______red pen is on my desk. _______green pen is in my pencil case.

2.      We've got _____________ exams next week.          _______first exam is maths,_ _______second   is history and_______ third is science.

3.      My mum’s got _________orange Fiat and my dad's got  ______blue Renault. _____Fiat is new,  but _______Renault is very old.

4.      I’ve got _______CDs and _______DVDs, but I can’t play _____ the__DVDs because my DVD Dlayer is broken.

5.      We've got _______cat, _______dog and _______mice. ______ cat’s  name  is   Sooty    and _______dog's name is Freddy.

 

 

 

Task 11. Here are some geography questions. Choose the right answer from one of the boxes and write the if necessary. You do not need all the names in the boxes. Use an atlas if necessary.

Continents	Countries	Oceans and seas	Mountains	Rivers and canals
Africa	Canada	Atlantic	Alps	Amazon	Rhine
Asia	Denmark	Indian Ocean	Andes	Danube	Thames
Australia	Indonesia	Pacific	Himalayas	Nile
Europe	Sweden	Black Sea	Rockies	Suez Canal
North America	Thailand	Mediterranean	Urals	Panama Canal
South America	United States	Red Sea

1.      What do you have to cross to travel from Europe to America?            

2.      Where is Argentina?

3.      Which is the longest river in Africa? 

4.      Of which country is Stockholm the capital? 

5.      Of which country is Washington the capital?

6.      What is the name of the mountain range in the west of North America?

7.      What is the name of the sea between Africa and Europe? 

8.      Which is the smallest continent in the world? 

9.      What is the name of the ocean between North America and Asia?

10.  What is the name of the ocean between Africa and Australia? 

11.  Which river flows through London? 

12.  Which river flows through Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade? 

13.  Of which country is Bangkok the capital? 

 

Task 12. Where are the following? Use the where necessary.

Acropolis                 Broadway           Buckingham Palace               Eiffel Tower    White House                    Gatwick Airport                     Times Square

 1 Time Square is in New York.    

2                                                                                                            is in Paris.                

3                                                                                                            is in New York.         4                                                        is in London.            5                                                        is in Athens.             6                                                        is in Washington.                 7                                                        is near London        

 

Task 13. Choose the correct article – a, the, -.

1.      This is______ map. _________  map is on the wall. 

2.      That is _______ pen. _________ pen is red. 

3.      This is__________ carpet. It’ s ___________ thick carpet. 

4.      It is___________ good book. Please, give me__________ book. 

5.      She doesn’t have_____________ car. 

6.      We went to ________ nice restaurant yesterday. 

7.      I clean my ________teeth with ________ toothpaste. 

8.      His sister works in ________ Kyiv. 

9.      Do you take ________ sugar in your ________ coffee? 

10.  What is ________ largest city in Australia? Home task: Scan Qr-code and do the task.